3 new posts on my blog....

We finally found our USB cable for the video camera, so we can upload video's again....check out our blog for some long overdue videos posted.

Cousin Gift Exchange?

For all the Moms:

Do we want to have the cousins "draw" names for a gift exchange this year? I am up for it...it has been fun in past years for the kids to have a specific cousin in mind to send something to. I also am welcoming new fun ideas...let me know...

Coleen

Oh, Happy Day...

Last week it was exactly 3 years since Lennie's last cancer surgery.Thursday, Lennie had a PET/CT scan.he has them once or twice a year to keep an eye on things and make sure it stays gone.Today we got the official word...100% CANCER FREE!!! YES!!! We are truly grateful for all the help we have received and the prayers that have gone up (and continue to go up) in our behalf. We are also grateful for a loving Father in Heaven who has answered those prayers and was ever mindful of us...especially during the hardest times.

The Maiden Voyage

Kevin called up and said his boat was finally fixed! And asked if we wanted to go on the maiden voyage to try her out on the water. I thought "well this aughta be good." So me and Donald hopped aboard. And Oh it was such a good time ;)
For the record the boat runs.
It was filling up will water and I told Kevin. He said that there is always water in the back. Donald looked back there and said "Is there always a hole right there, where water comes in?" There is about a dime size hole in the bottom of the boat. So Kev goes to turn her around and the power cuts out. Not a BIG problem ??? So he tells Donald to flip a switch and the boat starts again. Kev again starts to turn towards the doc and... nothing. The boat doesn't turn right. No steering. The boat can only turn left. So we are in the middle of the lake, sinking, turning in circles. So Kevin, genius, sits on the back of the boat, sticks his hand down and steers the boat engine with his strength. Then when we are close enough to the doc we cut the engine and he jumped out and swam us in. Donald did all the hard work, he had to back the trailer down!
The boat needed a name a Donald suggested "The Condor" because it has Condorman colors. And I thought that was a good idea until I found out The Condor wasn't an ambi-turner. I suggest The Zoolander.

The Camping Trip

We went camping and I never posted about it. I know Mom posted about it and I put up pictures on Facebook but I never updated the blog about it so I gotta do that before it gets too late...

Me and Donald went up on the rim and joined in for the hunting/camp out fun with the family in October. It was a lot of fun. The days were cool and the nights were COLD. We took Honey. Not because we wanted to torture her. (She doesn't LOVE camping, she would prefer her couch and bed to roughing it.) But because we didn't really have anyone to watch her while we were gone. And she needs to get out. We got SO dirty. We had fun campfire games. We went on a long run together, that was fun until tragedy struck. The family murdered some animals, which I am not so much into but to each his own. It was fun the whole time and I didn't want to leave. I'm glad I did when we did because I ended up getting really sick the night we got home and I don't think I could have made it to the make shift bathroom from our tent that night in the freezing cold. Everything happens for a reason.

Here is the DIRTIEST kid in camp. And he loved it.

Cousins.

Burger.
We love camping and we are dirty.
Two mothers and their babies.

Dad's stylish "hunting bonnet"

The face Donald usually makes for pictures.
Not quite the straw that broke the camels back.

She thinks she's people.

She totally hates dirt.

That's a glare if you can't tell.

Marlee finally got Honey in the mood to play after pestering her nonstop for hours. In this picture it looks like Marlee has rabies but I assure you it was a fun romp.
And it looked like this for the most part. Honey likes to be on top.

Running tragedy. I took a tumble after twisting my ankle pretty good. It is 3 weeks later and my shin where I landed on the rocks is still numb and bruised underneath. It's really bizarre. It was really very painful. But it didn't ruin the weekend.

Donald thought this dead rotting elk carcass made a comfy camp chair.

Look where Kevin put his foot. Aw have some respect man.

Loading the goods while the little ones look. Ew.

Steve's kill.

Get your shoes on! Work your butt off! Then EAT EAT EAT!!!

We are going to do the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning at Red Mountain Park in Mesa! We did it last year and it was really fun! They have a 10K, a 2mile fun run/walk, and a 1mile fun run/walk so everyone from the family can come out with their kids and have a part in it. Here is a link to get registered

http://www.raceplaceevents.com/event.php?event=401002
But you if you want to avoid paying more the day of the race, you have to register online by November 17th.

Let me know if you have any questions.

All you FMXers... you BETTER be doin the 10K.

;)

I should have posted this one first. Most of you know by now that we found Koko. Well, a deer hunter found her. We were so excited. She was somewhere between 15 to 30 miles from where we had been camped. The hunter saw her sitting next to an abandoned fire ring. He saw her there a couple of times and finally decided to check it out. They got her to come to them and then called us. She was so skinny and dehydrated. She had been missing in the mountains for 5 days. Icouldn't believe she was still alive. Kevin drove up to the rim and met the man who found her, and brought her home. All she did was sleep and drink water for about 3 days. She ate a little in between, but now she is back to herself. Shannon brought her this bed for our living room. Thank you for all your faith and prayers for her. She really was protected. It is truly a miracle in answer to prayers that she is home.

She sure is happy to be home.

So, last Monday Bruce was on his way home from Las Vegas. He called me and said, "There is going to be a rally/protest at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Get us a flight and a hotel we need to go." So after a little discussion, I could see that this was something that he really wanted to do. I made the arrangements and we became part of many thousands (some say as many as 50 thousand) of people who gathered, on Thursday, on the Capitol lawn to protest the health care bill. It was awesome. The pictures do not do it justice. Standing there with all of those people and singing the National Anthem and saying the Pledge of Allegiance was amazing. It was a great way to spend a day and a half. It is really something you cannot describe, to be a part of a group like that. All in all, it was a great date.


Bruce, in front of the capitol.

It was a gorgeous day. I have no idea what that is in my hand. I really was not holding anything. That is behind me. The gathering was just beginning.

This is me with my souvenir "Second Revolution" flag.

This just shows you what a beautiful day it was. It is impossible to get a sense of how many people were there.
This is a 360 degree video of the event from where we were standing. We were right by the wall where the celebrities came in.